Hanoi 25th November 2017, at the Ho Guom walking street, the award ceremony of the space creation competition: "Public toilets design" in 2017 was held. The competition was organized by ActionAid Vietnam in cooperation with Aid for social protection program Foundation Vietnam, LALINPA Foundation, FAT and the Department of Civil Architecture, Faculty & Planning, University of Civil Engineering, with the desire to call for attention and action of the community, especially the youth to build the safe city for women and girls. Activities also aim to respond to Action Month for Women and Girls launched by the National Committee for Gender Equality.

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